Missing 64 MB RAMHello, I use an old pb 3400c. 9.1 is running well. But a few days ago the system worked only by 16 MB Ram. Starting the pb a message is shown by ramcheck. "There is an error, please contact the dealer". I try another...view more
Lombard trying to come back to life...I've got a Lombard on 10.3 that I gave up on for a while... I suspect there is a temperature related issue here because it runs for a while and then goes down. What's the best way to verify that? Also I NEVER see th...view more
Pismo Start-Up ProblemsI bought a Pismo, which worked beautifully. I believe everything on it was stock, except it was running 10.2.x and did NOT have a OS 9 system folder. There was a CD drive in the expansion bay (and still is, I don't ha...view more
PB 3400 startup problemsMy PB 3400 is having startup problems. Upon startup it will chime. However the screen is dark and the HD spins very slowly. I have reason to suspect that the internal power manager may be suspect (I had similar probl...view more
Thread Problems firing up your g3 powerbook need help read here!!!!!
Problems firing up your g3 powerbook need help read here!!!!!For most the reset switch on the back of the powerbooks works well for startup errors for the rest of us. There is another alternative. which is if you have issues starting up your powerbook just restarting it does...view more
Open Firmware: "dir method failed"Hello, I've a problem when I try to turn to my hd or cd from Open Firmware. What I'm doing wrong? I tried: 0 > boot atapi:,\boot\loader It returns: bad partition number, using 0no bootable HFS partition So, I tried...view more
Thread Powerbook G3 was running beautifully until I ran Software Update
Powerbook G3 was running beautifully until I ran Software UpdateI just picked up my first Mac laptop, a slightly abused but still functional 300mhz PowerBook G3. It had OS 9.2 and 10.4.1 installed on it. When I got it home and on the network, I ran Software Update. It downloaded s...view more
Thread G3 clamshell indigo ibook HELP with everything PLEASE
G3 clamshell indigo ibook HELP with everything PLEASEHello, I to need help will anything to do with the clamshell. I bought my first mac one year ago. Its a imac and I just love it. I even bought a used (much older) imac after that as a second computer. Recently, bought...view more
password recoveryA friend of mine's mom (yes really) was given a powerbook not to long ago from her school, to which the admin password was lost. So my friend attempted to make a new account, however without the admin password nothing...view more
Trying to put Pismo togetherMy scrap-assembled Pismo worked fine except it would not accept power from the plug, just from batteries. I started to take it apart to replace the sound/power board, but a screw is stuck, it turns but will not go up ...view more
Help for New Apple Mac UserI purchased an Apple Clamshell G3 laptop for my daughter along with an Airport Card and an Airport Hub. I am clueless and Not sure How to get these things to work together to make the internet work with a DSL home lin...view more
Telling Wallstreets ApartI have 3 Wallstreets marked 233 MHZ on the bottom, no processor, no HD, no KB. How would I tell if they are the first batch (Wallstreet) or the second batch (PDQ)? If I put in a processor that is the wrong kind, what ...view more
PB 3400c dead pram-battery?Hi all! I got issue with my 3400c. When i unplug the AC-power and take the main battery out and plug them back, date is reset to year 1904 and time isn't right. Am i having time machine on my hands? Or is it just dea...view more
Thread Floating Point Unit requirements for Typestry software (OS 9)
Floating Point Unit requirements for Typestry software (OS 9)Hi, I'm not sure where I should be posting this question, but this is my problem: I've just installed Pixar Typestry 2.1.1 in Classic OS 9.2.2 on my iBook G4 (running os 10.4). When I try to run the program, this is...view more
PowerBook 3400c won't turn oni've not used this Powerbook 3400c in years, its been stored in a box. but i remember it work well the last time i turned it on. however today i tried to turn it on and nothing happened. Power cord is fine, on the o...view more
Pismo FreezesHi, I have a 400 MHz Pismo. Basically when it boots it gets all the way to the log in window and then when you start logging in it freezes. I tried running tech tools on it and It loads Tech Tools up and then freezes...view more
Pismo Shutsdown during Start-upI have a G3 Pismo 500 MHz Powerbook that will not finish the Start-Up process before it, for some unknown reason, Powers off. This even happens when starting up from the optical drive. This started happening shortly ...view more